International health experts have begun to shift their focus to try to provide access to basic drugs in countries where preventable deaths from infections occur too frequently.
Category: Developing Countries
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Africa’s Debt Crisis Has ‘Catastrophic Implications’ for the World
Crushing obligations to foreign creditors that have few precedents have sapped numerous African nations of growth and stoked social instability.
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Malaria Vaccine Rollout to Africa Is a Cautionary Tale
After years of delay, millions of malaria vaccines are being supplied to children in Africa. Tens of thousands died waiting.
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Gilead Shot Provides Total Protection From HIV in Trial of Young African Women
An injection given just twice a year could herald a breakthrough in protecting the population that has the highest infection rates.
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$29 Trillion: That’s How Much Debt Emerging Nations Are Facing
A decades-long crisis is getting worse, and now dozens of nations are spending more on interest payments than on health care or education.
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World Bank Sees Rosier Growth Outlook
But rising trade barriers pose a long-term threat to global output as protectionist policies spread, the bank said.
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Millions of Girls in Africa Will Miss HPV Shots After Merck Production Problem
The company has told countries that it can supply only 18.8 million of the 29.6 million doses it was contracted to deliver this year.
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Exxon Raises Questions About Chevron’s $53 Billion Deal for Hess
Exxon may try to upend its rival’s megadeal. The prize is a 30 percent stake in the oil-rich fields off the coast of Guyana.
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Indian Stocks Are Booming. Why Is Long-Term Investment Lagging?
Long-term investment in India by businesses is stagnant, and foreign money is falling, even as the government is driving growth with infrastructure spending.
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The Debt Problem Is Enormous, and the System for Fixing It Is Broken
Economists offer alternatives to financial safeguards created when the U.S. was the pre-eminent superpower and climate change wasn’t on the agenda.
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Blue Carbon Is One of Many Companies Inking Carbon Market Deals
An Emirati company wants to broker a nascent market in which nations trade emission reductions even before regulations are agreed upon.